Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County - Yough Plant

Manganese is a naturally occurring element that is common in food and drinking water. Excessive manganese exposures may impair children's attention, memory and intellectual capacity. Click here to read more about manganese.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
201814.4 ppb660.459 ppb - 67.6 ppb
201932.8 ppb229.84 ppb - 55.8 ppb
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 100 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 100 ppb for manganese was defined by the state of Minnesota as a health risk limit, the concentration of a contaminant that can be consumed with little or no risk to health. This health guideline protects against harm to the brain and nervous system.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-17U8D0048-018.19 ppb
2018-04-17U8D0048-0267.6 ppb
2018-07-178074267-01A1.15 ppb
2018-07-178074267-02A8.25 ppb
2018-10-178100378-01A0.459 ppb
2018-10-178100378-02A0.941 ppb
2019-01-14417613055.8 ppb
2019-01-1541764949.84 ppb